For a league that is so reliant on ticket sales, it seems that the decision makers are doing all they can to make sure that people don't shell out their cash to go to games. I'm sorry, but given a choice between a chance to watch superstars that they rarely get to see or their 19th game of the season against (insert divisional opponent that they're bored to death with here), people are much more likely to pay for option A.

I'm glad I got out to Pepsi Center to watch Ovechkin and the Caps this year. If the NHL has it's way, I won't get a chance to do that again until AO is having his farewell season.